The Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club (YAC) is part of a UK-wide club where 8-16 year olds can participate in real archaeology and discover why it matters. If you want to become a professional archaeologist in the future or just feel like taking up an amazing new hobby, YAC is the right place for you!
What We Do
Excavation and
field walking
Field trips and
museum visits
Activities and
lab work
Join Us
Everyone aged 8-16 can join the Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club and get their hands mucky doing real archaeology. Membership is low cost and open to everyone.
News
We’re Back! Leicestershire YAC relaunches
On a cold, but not too blustery, April morning, Leicestershire YAC relaunched after two years of forced dormancy with a session on how to draw a hillfort at Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort.
Important COVID Update
02/03/2022 UPDATE: Leicestershire YAC will restart regular sessions from April onwards. Our first session will be on Sunday 2 April at Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort.
Fantastic fiction!
Here at the Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club we love reading historic fiction. A good book cannot be put down and will be read over and over again, and a good story really brings history alive! Here are Branch Leader Mathew’s top six historic stories for young readers.
Become a volunteer
Everyone aged 16 and over can become a YAC assistant with the Leicestershire Young Archaeologists’ Club. Volunteering with us is a brilliant way to work with young people and get closer to some local archaeology. If you are interested in volunteering with us…
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